Kitchen-cabinet.



PATENTED AUG. 16, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,669, dated August 16, 1904.

Application filed izigns'..8, 1903.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES E. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVarrensburg, in the county of Johnson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in kitchen-cabinets; and my object is to provide a convenient portable receptacle having compartments or bins for flour, meal, sugar, coffee, rice, salt, soda, spices, &c., as well as apparatus for grinding the coffee and means for sifting the flour at the time it is removed from its bin.

A further object is to provide means whereby all the receptacles and bins of the cabinet may be secured against access of unauthorized persons with one padlock.

Other features of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in order that it may be fully understood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front elevation of the im proved cabinet open for use. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same taken on line II II of Fig. 1, showing the cabinet closed. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on line III III of Fig. 1, showing the cabinet closed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cabinet in a locked position. Fig. 5 is a broken detail perspective view of the flour-bin hopper. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a sieve, which .is removably arranged in grooves in the lower portion of the hopper.

In the drawings, 1 designates a casing consisting of a lower rectangular compartment 2, the front portion of which slopes upwardly and backwardly and is normally closed at its front by a door 3, which is secured at its lower end to the bottom of the casingby hinges 4: and provided with an extension 5, secured by hinges 6 to its upper end, so that it may be folded when in the closed position shown by Fig. 2 or extended when in an open position, (see dotted lines, Fig. 4,) so that it may be utilized as a kneading-board. The upper end of door 3 is provided with a hasp 7 and is supported when in an extended position by chains 8, secured at their opposite ends to the sides Serial No. 168,704. (No model.)

of compartment 2 and the upper portion of the door. The upper portion of the casing rests upon top 9 of the lower rectangular portion and consists of a straight rear wall 10, semicircular end walls 11, and a convex front wall 12. Said upper portion is divided into a large central compartment or bin 13 for the reception of flour, an end compartment 14 for meal, another end compartment 15 for coffee, and two intermediate compartments 16 17 for rice and sugar, respectively.

18 designates a compartment arranged in the front central portion of bin 13, to which access is had by an opening in wall 12, which is normally closed by a hinged door 19, provided near its opposite ends with pins 20,

adapted when closed to pass through openings 3 in hasp 7 and a hasp 21, which latter is secured to lid 22, hinged at 23 to the upper end of the casing for the purpose of closing the upper end of the latter. Compartment 18 is provided with a series of shelves 2-1 for the reception of canisters or bottles containing spices, extracts, and other condiments.

The bottom of meal-bin 1 1 is provided with a spout 25, discharging into a lower compartment 26,from which the meal may be removed as needed by a scoop. Compartment 15 is provided with amill 27 for grinding the coffee and a drawer 28, arranged beneath the mill, for receiving the ground coffee. Compartment 16 is provided at its lower end with a chute 29, leading into a compartment 30, from which rice may be removed as needed by means of a scoop. Compartment 17 is provided at its lower end with a spout 31, arranged to discharge into a compartment 32, from which the sugar may be scooped. The lower portion of the flour -bin is provided with a hopper 33, discharging into a centrallyarrangedcompartment and having grooves 34 arranged at its lowcr opposite sides for the reception of a sieve 36, provided with a forwardly-extending handle 37 for convenience in withdrawing it from the bottom of the hopper when desired. The flour is forced through the sieve by an agitator 38, composed of a single piece of spring-wire, the opposite ends 39 40 of which are reciprocably arranged in the hopper, the end of forward portion 39 being bent to form a handle 41. The opposite alternately-lo0ped sides 42 of the agitator extend upwardly a suitable distance on the inner sides of the hopper, so that when moved back and forth they will loosen the flour and cause it to fall upon the sieve, through which it is forced by the transverse bars 43 of the agitator. As the agitator is composed of spring-wire, transverse bars 43 press downwardly on the sieve'and prevent the flour from clogging thereon and also effectually crush all lumps existing in the flour before it passes through the sieve.

In addition to compartments 26, 30, and 32 the lower rectangular portion of the easing is provided with drawers 44 45 for the reception of salt and soda, respectively.

By thus arranging the doors and lid of the cabinet as above described its contents may be kept under one look, and by providing the front of the lower rectangular portion of the cabinet with extension 5 it serves the double purpose of a door for closing said lower portion and a kneading-board on which to prepare dough. By making the agitator of springwire its transverse bar 43 presses down upon the sieve and keeps the latter clean in addi tion to crushing any lumps which may exist in the flour.

From the above description it is apparent that I have produced a kitchen-cabinet which is simple and compact in form, attractive in appearance, and one that contains all the conveniences required in a piece of kitchen furniture.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

1. A kitchen-cabinet consisting of a rectangular base divided into compartments and the front open portion of which slopes upwardly and backwardly, a straight rectangular door hinged to close said front portion, a superstructure mounted upon the base and consisting of a straight rear wall, semicircular end walls, a convex front wall and vertically-arranged partitions dividing the superstructure into a large central compartment and two smaller semicircular compartments; a sievecarrying hopper located in the base and communicating with the bottom of the large central compartment, a vertical subdivided compartment secured to the inner centralportion of the convex Wall and communicating with an opening in the latter, and a lid 22 hinged to close the upper open end of the superstructure, substantially as shown and described.

2. A kitchen-cabinet, consisting of a rectangular base subdivided into compartments and open at its forward end, a superstructure mounted upon the base and provided with compartments part of which communicate with the base, a lid for closing the top of the superstructure, a door hinged at its lower end to the base and adapted to close the open front end of the latter, chains attached at their opposite ends to the sides of the base and the door forthe purpose of supporting the latter when opened to a horizontal position, and an extension hinged to the upper edge of the door so it may be folded against the latter or extended in a horizontal plane therewith 'when employed as a kneadingboard, substantially as shown and described.

3. A kitchen-cabinet, consisting of a base open at its front portion, a superstructure mounted upon the base-lid for closing the upper end of the superstructure, an interior compartment communicating with the front portion of the superstructure, a depending locking device secured to the lid and terminating at its lower end adjacent to the upper end of the interior compartment, a door hinged to the lower open portion of the base, a locking device extending upwardly from the top of said door to the front lower portion of the compartment, a door hinged to the front wall of the superstructure and adapted to close the front portion of the interior compartment, locking devices secured to the opposite ends of said door and adapted to engage the locking devices on the lid of the superstructure and the door of the base, and a locking device for securing the compartment-door in a closed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my. signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. SULLIVAN.

W'itnesses:

HARVEY M. SULLIVAN, SAMUEL W. ABER. 

